does anyone know why my newly adopted dog keeps on coughing and sorta choking???

Question

i just adopeted a young dog about 8 months old, and i noticed that it has a coughing problem. Sorta sounds like if it has something stuck in its throat. or like it needs to spit out a hairball, although it does not have very long hair.
can anyone help.
thanks for your time.

Answer 1

O please listen to me on this one cause the same thing happened to me it could be kennel cough but get the dog to a vet immediately and have a full check up done on him, have evrything checked cause my dog got kennel cough from our next door neighbors dog then that stopped then the same symptoms came up again weeks ltr but worse, months ltr and after many vet visits and medications she went into respitory arrest and we drove a half an hour to a top of the line vet and paid thousands of dollars to save her life then she started going into respitory arrest every week or couple of days so we had to put her down, we found out she had fluid in her lungs an infected left heart valve and kennel cough, SO PLEASE TAKE YOUR DOG TO THE NEAREST VET AND HAVE A FULL CHECK UP DONE ON HER!

Answer 2

This is called "Kennel Cough"... it's common for any animals that have been boarded and in close proximity with other dogs... it's normal and something that will clear up within a week to 21 days... Dogs usually have no loss of appetite, alertness, or activity... but it's very alarming to pet owners...
clinical cases of Kennel Cough are usually caused by several infectious agents working together to damage and irritate the lining of the dog's trachea and upper bronchii... The damage to the tracheal lining is usually minimal... but exposes nerve endings that become irritated simply by the passage of air over the damaged tracheal lining... The most common organisms associated with Canine Cough are the bacteria called Bordetella bronchiseptica and two viruses called Parainfluenza virus and Adenovirus and even an organism called Mycoplasma.
This is much like the common cold... and treatment for it is canine cough supressants and antibiotics...

Answer 3

8 months old is too young to worry about heartworm causing a sever reaction, although preventative is necessary at this age.

Chances are this is kennel cough or an upper respiratory infection, see a vet.

Other possibilities: allergies, something lodged in his throat, heart disease, breed characteristics (flat faced breeds), tonsillitis, collapsed trachea, hookworms and roundworms, distemper or even lungworm.

Have a vet do a full exam and get this dog on the road to recovery for a healthy life!

Answer 4

From where did you adopt this sick animal? Did he have a vet exam before you took him home? I ask only because you could have their vet check him out . They gave you an unwell animal and you need to contact this place. Now that said....if he was in a kennel type situation he may have kennel cough.....needing a vet to perscribe meds. Did he have a heartworm test at this place? Well, he needs one. Has his heart been listened to? and lungs? Don't toss the pet....Have him checked wherever you feel confident and give these adoptors whatfor for the condition in which you recieved this pup. Good luck....do the right thing by him

Answer 5

as I'm sure u know and will be told a hundred times it needs to go to the vet. it could be a kennel cough or it may have swallowed something and its now caught in its throat which is very dangerous for Ur dog. if u adopted it from a rescue place then ring and ask to speak to vet the could give u advice as they would know this pup, also it should have been healthy when u brought it.

Answer 6

It could be heartworms, or a respiratory infection of sorts. However, it could be what my chihuahua had.... because he has a tiny trachea, during times of extreme excitement, it could partially collapse, causing a "coughing" sound. It was harmless, my vet told me. He would do it when I would get home, when I gave him a treat, when I played with him with his arch-nemesis the teddy bear (he hated that bear, loved to attack it) He would just get really excited and then make choking noises. He would calm down, and it would go away. Maybe it's something like that, but there is always the risk that it's heartworms or an infection, so I would get him to a vet ASAP.

Answer 7

Many times adopted animals pick up diseases while they are being held in shelters. "Kennel Cough" is a common term used to describe the symptoms your dog is showing. While it may get better on its own, a visit to the vet for a thorough checkup is in order. Read more about this at the link below.

Answer 8

The puppy may have kennel cough, which is commonly caught by dogs in kennels or shelters. In fact, most kennels will require the kennel cough shot before boarding a dog. Take the dog to a veterinarian and he/she should be able to treat the dog accordingly.

Answer 9

My dog does that sometimes when she eats or drinks too fast, or if she's eaten grass. I gently rub my dog's throat when she does this, and it seems to work. If you're worried, take your dog to a vet just to be sure. It could be something worse, like 'kennel cough'. Which isn't life-threatening serious, but is something that you should get checked out.

Good luck!

Answer 10

You really need to take it to the vetinarian because they may have sold you a sick dog or it could just have a cold from being outside in the cold weather.My sister has a pomeranian that coughs alot and the vetinarian said those kind of dogs have problems with their larynx. You need to find out what it is. If you have a humane society in your area, their fees are cheaper than a vetinarian. good luck and please take care of your dog. animals depend on humans to take care of them because they can't talk and put yourself in their paws....God Bless